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face. >> i want to see that play out. >> chris christie -- chris christie has done a number of different things here. first, he's been responding to the disaster full credit for him for doing that. but you know, just in terms of the crass politics of it he has in expressing for a start his sense of respect for being on marine one, that whole i've got to pinch myself, you know, we have not heard that, which is what normal people when they come up to a president. we have not heard from from republicans at all for the last four years. it's great to hear people have respect for the office and institution of the presidency, whatever their state of need, whatever their state's need. but or piece of is it, you know, the two pieces of the republican argument against the president is that he's out of his desk. chris christie saying that president is not out of it he's on it, he's there for me. yes, the bipartisan saying he promised to unite the country, he's failed to do so, it's not bromance. it's what elected officials when they're not campaigning, are supposed to be doing, serving the people.
face. >> i want to see that play out. >> chris christie -- chris christie has done a number of different things here. first, he's been responding to the disaster full credit for him for doing that. but you know, just in terms of the crass politics of it he has in expressing for a start his sense of respect for being on marine one, that whole i've got to pinch myself, you know, we have not heard that, which is what normal people when they come up to a president. we have not heard...
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governor chris christie is giving an update for his state. >> again, we can't emphasize this enough. don't go out there and try to be hero and act as if nothing is going on. it's important. we need to have you stay inside for the day tomorrow. tomorrow will be -- tomorrow and tomorrow evening will be the worst times of the storm. state government offices will be closed tomorrow with the exception of emergency personnel involved in emergency and response. state government staff should stay home tomorrow. please stay home tomorrow. as i said earlier, school openings are made at the local level. they have been conducting conference calls today with county superintendents of schools regarding decisions to close schools. of the 590 school districts statewide, as of 20 minutes ago, 350 of those districts decided to close tomorrow. 247 have decided to close on tuesday. so, that's updated as of about 20 minutes ago. 350 of our 590 school districts made the decision to close. 247 of those decided to close on tuesday. to make it easier for those of you in coster, mercer and salem counties the
governor chris christie is giving an update for his state. >> again, we can't emphasize this enough. don't go out there and try to be hero and act as if nothing is going on. it's important. we need to have you stay inside for the day tomorrow. tomorrow will be -- tomorrow and tomorrow evening will be the worst times of the storm. state government offices will be closed tomorrow with the exception of emergency personnel involved in emergency and response. state government staff should stay...
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there is governor chris christie. the governor of new jersey. earlier today, they joined together in a helicopter ride above the scene, observing the vast devastation that's occurred in that area. and also, they then visited the town of brigantine, where they met with a number of local residents and members of the community. john, as i observe these pictures, we were talking earlier about mitt romney spending this whole campaign promising that he was the one person in america who could bridge the partisan divide, and look at those images and tell me, is the president not embodying bipartisanship at this very moment in front of you? >> exactly, exactly. the president has been someone who has reached across the aisle, or at least has tried to reach across the aisle, to work with republicans for at least the last two years and has been smacked back every time, and the republicans have named that, namely the top of the ticket, has used that as why they think the president has failed and why mitt romney is the one who can go to washington and reach a
there is governor chris christie. the governor of new jersey. earlier today, they joined together in a helicopter ride above the scene, observing the vast devastation that's occurred in that area. and also, they then visited the town of brigantine, where they met with a number of local residents and members of the community. john, as i observe these pictures, we were talking earlier about mitt romney spending this whole campaign promising that he was the one person in america who could bridge...
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with govern or the chris christie. the president is expected to start the ground tour within the hour and bring you details. nbc's first read team says don't be surprised if the losing side whoever it turns out to be ends up blaming sandy as a result. well, the president will return to the campaign trail. we'll talk with a presidential historian regarding how the disaster affected the president's plan of attack moving ahead. also, why the head leans read ohio working class voters could be the key to president obama's re-election. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hi, everyone. i'm tamron hall. following big, breaking news on the grnd
with govern or the chris christie. the president is expected to start the ground tour within the hour and bring you details. nbc's first read team says don't be surprised if the losing side whoever it turns out to be ends up blaming sandy as a result. well, the president will return to the campaign trail. we'll talk with a presidential historian regarding how the disaster affected the president's plan of attack moving ahead. also, why the head leans read ohio working class voters could be the...
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christie and chris christie's endorsement. actually the takeaway for people around the country who are all watching this closely. when i've spoken to people in texas, i've spoken to people in california, they're all focused on this story. seeing the president in the role of president does have an impact on some undecided voters, i think. i think that there was that leadership role which he managed to fulfill, and he fulfilled it well. >> it's just an awkward situation for the romney campaign. since sandy made landfall earlier this week, we mentioned fema. mitt romney has been facing questions about his plans for funding fema and disaster response. something he suggested turning back to the states during a debate last year. attempting to clarify the position, the romney campaign released a statement reading in part, quote, this. i believe that fema plays a key role in working with states and localities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. as president, i will ensure fema has the funding it needs to fulfill its missi
christie and chris christie's endorsement. actually the takeaway for people around the country who are all watching this closely. when i've spoken to people in texas, i've spoken to people in california, they're all focused on this story. seeing the president in the role of president does have an impact on some undecided voters, i think. i think that there was that leadership role which he managed to fulfill, and he fulfilled it well. >> it's just an awkward situation for the romney...
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governor chris christie ordered mass evacuations after declaring a state-wide emergency. danielle lee, live for us in cape may with the latest from there. danielle, conditions getting worse. let's check in with how bad it is right now. >> that's true, alex. all along the hotel i'm staying at, congress hall, all the windows are boarded up. they have done in this morning alone. homeowners are doing the same. the coast behind me, we have seen waves churning this morning and we're keeping an eye on hurricane sandy as it gets closer and closer. we are under a mandatory evacuation order here. guests that had been staying at the hotel last night, had to hurry up, get up, get out before public transportation calls it quits ahead of the storm. many residents are boarding up homes. planning to stick it out through the storm and getting prepared. taking this seriously. i was at a grocery store last night, completely out of bottled water, just gotten a shipment in that morning, and had sold out. same thing with nonperishables and emergency equipment. batteries, flashlights, selling o
governor chris christie ordered mass evacuations after declaring a state-wide emergency. danielle lee, live for us in cape may with the latest from there. danielle, conditions getting worse. let's check in with how bad it is right now. >> that's true, alex. all along the hotel i'm staying at, congress hall, all the windows are boarded up. they have done in this morning alone. homeowners are doing the same. the coast behind me, we have seen waves churning this morning and we're keeping an...
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. >> by the way, we're waiting for an update from chris christie. we'll have that for you when it happens. this is seaside heights, another town along the jersey shore, where the wind and waves are still raging this morning. this is what people are waking up to on long island. water breaks the sea wall. look at these rocks everywhere. much of the damage was from high winds last night sft storm surge. fugate gave us his concern this morning. >> now with the blizzard in west virginia, our concern is primary life safety and then we'll start getting to the critical infrastructure and we'll have power outages and the list of things is enormous. first thing is keep people alive, keep people safe and rescue those in danger. >> you just heard craig fugate mention west virginia, this is the view there. more than a foot of snow has fallen and higher elevations are seeing two feet and blizzard warnings are in effect until tomorrow. >>> let's take a look at ground zero, new york city last night. water everywhere where there is still a construction site there. n
. >> by the way, we're waiting for an update from chris christie. we'll have that for you when it happens. this is seaside heights, another town along the jersey shore, where the wind and waves are still raging this morning. this is what people are waking up to on long island. water breaks the sea wall. look at these rocks everywhere. much of the damage was from high winds last night sft storm surge. fugate gave us his concern this morning. >> now with the blizzard in west virginia,...
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. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is helicoptering across the state touring the devastation to assess the damage. >> no question in my mind given the report that i've seen so far, that the devastation that's happened to new jersey is beyond what's happened to anyone else, at least with the reports i've seen so far and should come as no shock since the storm made landfall here. >> joining me now on the phone, new jersey congressman frank malone. thanks so much. i know your district covers significant parts of middlesex and mon mouth including bayshore and 16 communities along the atlantic ocean. tell me, what is the extent of the damage, when can people return to their homes? what have you seen so far? >> the damage is really catastrophic, andrea. i just left union beach which is one of the towns along the bayshore on the sandy hook bay and the homes within maybe three or four blocks of the beach, many are completely destroyed. the waves carried some of them away. others are just, you know, pounded to a pulp. i've never seen anything like it. in long branch where i live, the boa
. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is helicoptering across the state touring the devastation to assess the damage. >> no question in my mind given the report that i've seen so far, that the devastation that's happened to new jersey is beyond what's happened to anyone else, at least with the reports i've seen so far and should come as no shock since the storm made landfall here. >> joining me now on the phone, new jersey congressman frank malone. thanks so much. i know...
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we know many of these streets were closed ahead of the storm, but new jersey governor chris christie is criticizing the mayor of atlantic city for failing to get enough people to evacuate. >> for whatever reason, the mayor urged people to stay in shelters in the city. despite by admonition to evacuate, he gave them comfort for some reason to stay. we now have a large number of people that are in atlantic city and at this juncture there's no other way for us to go in and get them. they are going to have to ride out the storm there. i'm very disappointed in the fact that some decided to disregard my instruction, in fact, my order. and i'm concerned it might lead to the loss of life. i'm extraordinarily dis -- disappointed in those elected officials to disregard an order from the governor. >> meanwhile, volunteer firefighters rescued people trap ed in the rising water earlier this afternoon. so far there are no reports of any loss of life on the enginje shore. some other pictures we wanted to show you tonight. this is an old fishing pier in north carolina. the storm did this damage hour
we know many of these streets were closed ahead of the storm, but new jersey governor chris christie is criticizing the mayor of atlantic city for failing to get enough people to evacuate. >> for whatever reason, the mayor urged people to stay in shelters in the city. despite by admonition to evacuate, he gave them comfort for some reason to stay. we now have a large number of people that are in atlantic city and at this juncture there's no other way for us to go in and get them. they are...
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new jersey governor chris christie has stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it's stupid to do, it is. >> reporter: a similar tone from new york mayor, michael bloomberg. >> you're not only putting yourself at risk but also the first responders who will have to assist you in the emergency. >> reporter: sandy is over 700 miles wide packing wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in its path spent sunday boarding up, laying sand bags, and gathering last-minute emergency supplies. >> we lucked out with irene and now i don't know. this may be worse. i don't know. >> reporter: the time to prepare now over. time to stay inside and hunker down. >> reporter: and an emergency official here in cape may, new jersey, said, quote, this is the worst case scenario. they are predicting recording flooding. the tide could rise up to 8 feet and power outages that could last up to two weeks. we're hearing about the power outage in cape may. i'm danielle leigh, back to you. >>> thank you so much for that report. we appreciate it. >>> just ahead, more on hurri
new jersey governor chris christie has stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it's stupid to do, it is. >> reporter: a similar tone from new york mayor, michael bloomberg. >> you're not only putting yourself at risk but also the first responders who will have to assist you in the emergency. >> reporter: sandy is over 700 miles wide packing wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in its path spent sunday boarding up,...
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. >> governor chris christie talking about the aftermath of hurricane irene, the power outage that is left nearly 1 million electricity customers without power for long stretches of time. that's just one concern tonight for governors of eastern states, one of many. martin o'malley is here from maryland, the governor there. the state of maryland is under a state of emergency. as we remind everybody, you have the eastern shore with the atlantic coastline to worry about but the coastal communities along the chesapeake bay. is the storm surge the most concern for you? >> the greatest concern to us right now is that, or are the waves that are going to be slamming into the atlantic coast. predicting the tidal surge in the bay is the trickier proposition. so we are concerned about the low-lying areas inside the chesapeake bay. if we stay on this side of this storm that's better in terms of avoiding the bay flooding than it would be if we were on the other side of the storm. having said that, it's a very tricky body of water. so a number of communities, the low-lying areas of somerset, and ma
. >> governor chris christie talking about the aftermath of hurricane irene, the power outage that is left nearly 1 million electricity customers without power for long stretches of time. that's just one concern tonight for governors of eastern states, one of many. martin o'malley is here from maryland, the governor there. the state of maryland is under a state of emergency. as we remind everybody, you have the eastern shore with the atlantic coastline to worry about but the coastal...
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bloomberg and chris christie is reiterating why it's like nothing we've seen before. >> this is a massive storm. >> when it comes in tonight, we can't come in and rescue you. it's going to be dark, electricity most likely will be out if it's not already. >> i'm krystal ball. it's not just mere in the tri-state area. capitol hill is shut down as washington weathers the storm. president obama is tracking developments from the white house where he spoke this afternoon. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. do not delay. don't pause. don't question the instructions that are being given, because this is a serious storm and it could potentially have fatal consequences. >> this storm is so massive, so unlike anything we've seen before that parts of the country like here in west virginia are bracing for blizzard conditions. we begin our breaking coverage with nbc's ron allen. he's along the "jersey shore." ron, describe the conditions where you are right now. >> reporter: it's gotten much worse in the last couple
bloomberg and chris christie is reiterating why it's like nothing we've seen before. >> this is a massive storm. >> when it comes in tonight, we can't come in and rescue you. it's going to be dark, electricity most likely will be out if it's not already. >> i'm krystal ball. it's not just mere in the tri-state area. capitol hill is shut down as washington weathers the storm. president obama is tracking developments from the white house where he spoke this afternoon. >>...
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but the people who are -- and this is repeating the president's appeal, what chris christie has said, mike bloomberg, the appeal to people who are refusing to evacuate because they are putting first responders in danger and as i'm looking at the pictures of you, ron, the shape of that beach along the jersey shore is never going to be the same. this is going to have to be restored in some way because the enormous erosion already is being washed away in front of our eyes. >> andrea, this ocean, the shore here, extends out about 100 yards. it did yesterday at least. it doesn't anymore. how much of that is going to be destroyed and washed away, is unclear. and yes, yesterday there were a lot of people out here who were taking pictures, trying to get one last look because it is an incredible sight to see. i'm not encouraging anybody to come down here. the police were really trying to tell people, please get away. because again, that is one of the worst case scenarios if people stay behind, the first responders have to come in here, risk their own lives to get them out. so again, driving th
but the people who are -- and this is repeating the president's appeal, what chris christie has said, mike bloomberg, the appeal to people who are refusing to evacuate because they are putting first responders in danger and as i'm looking at the pictures of you, ron, the shape of that beach along the jersey shore is never going to be the same. this is going to have to be restored in some way because the enormous erosion already is being washed away in front of our eyes. >> andrea, this...